US 12,172,379 B2
Cleaning system for additive manufacturing
James Patrick Lewis, Dayton, OH (US); Johnny DeLeon, Mason, OH (US); Brian Paul Sechrist, Centerville, OH (US); Mary Kathryn Thompson, Fairfield Township, OH (US); Christopher David Barnhill, Cincinnati, OH (US); and Meredith Elissa Dubelman, Liberty Township, OH (US)
Assigned to General Electric Company, Evendale, OH (US); and Unison Industries, LLC, Jacksonville, FL (US)
Filed by General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US); and Unison Industries, LLC, Jacksonville, FL (US)
Filed on Aug. 9, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/883,940.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/231,966, filed on Aug. 11, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0051575 A1, Feb. 16, 2023
Int. Cl. B29C 64/35 (2017.01); B08B 3/12 (2006.01); B08B 5/02 (2006.01); B08B 3/02 (2006.01); B08B 3/10 (2006.01); B08B 5/04 (2006.01); B08B 9/023 (2006.01); B08B 9/032 (2006.01); B22F 10/68 (2021.01); B33Y 40/20 (2020.01)
CPC B29C 64/35 (2017.08) [B08B 3/12 (2013.01); B08B 5/02 (2013.01); B08B 3/02 (2013.01); B08B 3/10 (2013.01); B08B 3/102 (2013.01); B08B 5/04 (2013.01); B08B 9/023 (2013.01); B08B 9/0321 (2013.01); B08B 9/0323 (2013.01); B08B 9/0328 (2013.01); B22F 10/68 (2021.01); B33Y 40/20 (2020.01); Y02P 10/25 (2015.11)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cleaning system for an additively manufactured component, the cleaning system comprising:
a tank configured to store a cleaning liquid;
a fluid circuit operably coupled with the tank;
a pump coupled with the fluid circuit;
a manifold configured to receive fluid from the fluid circuit through the pump;
at least one of a coupler defined by the manifold or a hose coupled with the manifold, wherein the at least one of the coupler defined by the manifold or the hose is configured to couple with said additively manufactured component; and
an adaptor configured to operably couple the additively manufactured component with the at least one of a coupler defined by the manifold or the hose, the adaptor comprising:
a first portion defining an adaptor inlet, an adaptor outlet, one or more channels extending between the adaptor inlet and the adaptor outlet, and an adjustment assembly void;
a second portion separated from the first portion; and
an adjustment assembly operably coupled with the second portion and positioned through the adjustment assembly void, wherein the adjustment assembly is configured to alter a distance between the first portion and the second portion.